A National Leader

Pennsylvania is being heralded as a leader in the health care safety movement because of its lead in mandatory reporting of hospital acquired infections as well as data collection. These state organizations should be encouraged to include a Patient/Family member(s) on their Advisory Boards while they work to successfully implement the health care safety best practices. Alert: the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's Public Meeting has changed location for May. Monday May 12, 2008 5PM at the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge Hotel, King of Prussia The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority will convene its public meeting. A temporary itinerary can be viewed by clicking the above link.     Make sure your voice is heard: participate in the online survey "Do Pennsylvanians feel safer with their healthcare?" Click here to take this survey. Please contact PULSE of PA  if you have any trouble with the link.

Cover the Uninsured Week April 27 - May 3, 2008 - Cover All the Uninsured! Pennsylvania's Governor, Ed Rendell is campaigning this week - for Access Better Coverage - an initiative to allow more healthcare coverage to more Pennsylvanians while addressing the Health Providers Rentention Fund debate.   To find out more about this week's events click here. Pennsylvania has been a leader in getting the state's uninsured children insured since the early 1990's.  Do you have a child who is uninsured? Do you know of a family whose health insurance coverage is at risk becuase of lack of employment, recent unemployment or financial strain? The CHiP program covers all Pennsylvania children. There is no excuse for a Pennsylvania child to be without medical insurance.  Visit CHiP's website  for more details and an application.  Or call 1-800-CHP KIDS Already have CHiP or other insurance and still not meeting your child's medical needs? UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation offers grant information to help children who need critical health care treatment, services or equipment that are not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health benefit plans.   Grants of up to $5,000 are available to help families pay for child health care services Research finds most Americans concerned with the challenges facing the uninsured...especially the children. Read More.

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Pennsylvania is working to be its citizens' health care advocate.

Governor's Office of Health Care Reform Follow this link to learn how our governor believes health care should be reformed.

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council Does saving money mean saving lives? Or - by saving lives do is money saved?

Pennsylvania Department of Health The center of health in our state.

Quality Assurance How to make sure quality is present in PA health care.

Healthy People 2010 Get healthy - Stay healthy!

Verify a License in PA Is the license current?

Disciplinary Actions Who has been disciplined?

Contact Your State Legislators Who should you contact?